Thanksgiving Dinner Thank You

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The City of Mesquite would like to say thank you to all the volunteers, organizations and individuals for their help organizing and contributing to this year's annual Thanksgiving Dinner. “It was a tremendous success, thanks largely to the generosity of the sponsors, donors and volunteers,” said Grisyeda Belalcazar, Program Coordinator.

We served around 2,300 walk-ins, 150 homebound and 130 Dinners to assisted living facilities in Mesquite. Everything with the City Mesquites Annual Thanksgiving Dinner was wonderful. Over 100 valuable volunteers helped set-up, prepare, serve, clear tables and clean-up for the dinner.

All volunteers, organizations, individuals and community leaders are to be commended for all their generosity and kindness. Senior Programmer, Krissy Thornton, praised all volunteers and said, “Their helpful and cheerful attitude made it a very warm and cordial environment”. Grateful for all the help, Thornton did point out some special volunteers: Mesquite Police Sgt. Robert Stepp, Thomas Garrad, Kristi Anderson, Lex and Linda Hall, Dave and Collette Price, New Hope Hospice, Harry Honigmann, Mesquite Newspapers and the City of Mesquite Leisure Services Staff.

Generous donors for the dinner included Eureka Casino & Hotel, Mesquite Lions Club, Kokopelli Landscaping, U.S. Food Services, Sysco Food Services, McDonalds, Meadow Gold Dairy Products and Silver Rider and other donors that wish to remain anonymous.

The City of Mesquite Leisure Services Department will definitely look forward to working with all businesses, organizations and volunteers in the future.
Once again, thank you all for your contributions and volunteer hours that helped make this event extremely successful.

If you are interested in volunteering time or services for the Senior/Community Center at all during the year please call the Mesquite Senior Services Division at 346-5290.

For more information on this and other programs please contact the Mesquite Leisure Services Department at 346-8732. To register for all youth and adult programs online go to: www.mesquitenv.gov and at the Mesquite Leisure Services Department Administrative Office, 100 W. Old Mill Road. The City of Mesquite is an equal opportunity employer.

The Desert Tortoise

Like many desert creatures, desert tortoises spend most of their lives "holed up." In spring and summer, they roam grazing on grasses and wildflowers, then head for their burrows when it gets too hot. In fall and winter, when it is cold and there is not much to eat, they stay burrowed in for six months or more at a time.

If you see a desert tortoise, you are seeing an endangered species. Please watch out for them on the roads. Tortoises live in washes and valleys where the soil is soft enough for them to burrow into, yet stable enough so they do not collapse. Remember, desert tortoises are protected under the Endangered Species Act and may not be handled or removed.

Golf in the Desert

The city of Mesquite combines calm, small-town flavour with big-city attractions and championship golf. The Palms and the Oasis Golf Clubs are only two of the half-dozen challenging courses in the area.

Golf Highlights in Mesquite

Golf built on the dramatic Virgin Foothills of Nevada makes for a unique landscape and golf setting.
Enjoy a spa treatment at the Spa at Casablanca or the Spa at the Oasis.
Mesquite serves as a gateway to the national parks of Southern Utah and Zion National Park, which is less than two hours away.

View more information about golf courses in Mesquite

The Speedy RoadRunner

Called paisano in Mexico, the roadrunner is a well-known desert resident that only superficially resembles its popular cartoon portrayal. The greater roadrunner has adapted to life on the run. Though it can fly well, it prefers to use its strong legs and X- shaped toes to run rapidly over the desert landscape. Active predators, roadrunners aggressively chase insects, lizards, snakes, small birds and mammals.

Tolerant of humans, they sometimes nest in protected eaves and garages when they are not building large stick nests in desert trees. Their vocalizations include bill clicking noises and a mournful cooing made during breeding seasons. They do not meep-meep.